What are the responsibilities and job description for the Associate Engineer position at Energy Transfer Family of Partnerships?
Energy Transfer is a master limited partnership that owns and operates one of the largest and most diversified portfolios of energy assets in the United States. In total, the Company owns and operates approximately 120,000 miles of natural gas, crude oil, refined products, and natural gas liquids pipelines, terminals, and acquisition and marketing assets which are used to facilitate the purchase and sale of crude oil, natural gas, natural gas liquids, and refined products
Summary:
We are looking for a motivated, dynamic, personable, and professional Engineer to join our team!
Essential Duties and Responsibilities (Other Duties may be assigned):
- As an engineer in the Corporate Engineering department you will be contributing into the engineering and design of oil and gas pump/compression systems and their facilities.
- Partial responsibility of the engineering position is to support the Rotating Equipment-Project Execution Team in the design and construction of new and existing facilities.
- The candidate would have some interest in dynamic mechanical systems such as internal combustion engines, motors, turbines, pumps and any other dynamic or rotating equipment.
- The candidate must have the ability to effectively interface and integrate with other company departments including, Procurement, Engineering, and Operations to effectively fulfill the scope of the task assigned.
Requirements:
Education and/or Experience, Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job duty satisfactorily. The requirements for this position are listed below:
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering required, Mechanical Engineering preferred
- Travel could be up to 15%, as required; role to be based out of Houston, Texas.
- Ability to proactively perform job responsibilities with minimal guidance or supervision and manage time effectively across tasks and project assignments.
- Ability to take initiative, and work with both company and non-company personnel in a fast-paced environment with multiple concurrent assignments.
- Strong verbal and written communications skills. Must be able to effectively support and communicate with team members in the Engineering and Construction Department.
- Proficient PC-based skills including MS Office products (Word, Excel, Outlook, Power Point, Access)
- Well-developed analytical and problem-solving skills.
Preferred qualifications:
- We are looking for highly motivated individuals with initiative and drive, excellent analytical, interpersonal & communication skills, and a track record of personal accountability and success throughout their academics.
- We seek someone with integrity, who is passionate about their work; takes ownership of his/her results and can represent Energy Transfer with professionalism.
- Must possess a strong willingness to learn and explore new ideas to resolve problems.
- Not a requirement but we would prefer a candidate that would enjoy any of the following engineering courses: Statics/Dynamic Systems, Heat Transfer, Thermodynamics, Fluids, Compressible Fluid Flow, Petroleum Engineering, ThermalFluids, Control-Vibrations, Cad and Material Science.
- Ability to organize, perform and prioritize various functions in a fast-paced environment
- Excellent attention to details.
- Must be able to adapt well to rapidly changing priorities and responsibilities
- Must be a team player, and able to work effectively with a diverse workforce and with various levels within the organization
Working Conditions:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
- Office to field distribution would be 80% Analytical, 20% Practical.
- Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time due to prolonged periods of sitting or standing.
- May require frequent visits to industrial manufacturing/construction settings, which may include exposure to various materials and chemicals, as well as extreme temperature conditions and loud machinery, and require appropriate personal protective equipment.